Summary

The DCP IG meeting was attended by about 20 people.

Reviewed DCP initiatives that participants are aware of in the US and Europe.

NSF data curation and preservation centers to be established soon. Variety of approaches to be supported. NSF-sponsored researchers will soon be required to submit data management plan as condition for funding.

European initiatives include Digital Preservation Europe, CASPAR, PLANETS, and eContentplus. The UK has a Digital Curation Center program, digital curation journal, curation manual, and sponsors international conferences. EuroVO has support from the EC for establishing data repositories. In Germany there are programs such as KOPAL and NESTOR, and the Max-Planck Society has established a service institution for digital preservation.